Hey man, good to see you're still around the forum! I know you're very knowledgeable and use a lot of volume and dynamic exercises, so I don't suppose you could help me out.Are One armed dumbbell deadlifts any good? I was thinking of working them in on back days as il be able to fit more on a single dumbbell. Thanks in advance mate Ross

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Hey man, sorry for the delay! First week of the year is busy in the gym biz!

I think 1-arm deadlifts are great, as long as the serve a purpose for you. Are you talking about deadlifting the dumbbell centered between your legs? Or on the side, as in a "suit case style" deadlift? The suit case style is fantastic for building torso strength and stability.

No entries in a while, haven’t missed a day of training though. Finished up through last week doing the strength + bodybuilding accessory work. This week I started tweaking things up to begin prepping for the goals I want to accomplish in competition or personal challenges this year.

I've been really lazy about posting training but I've been hitting all planned sessions. Today I start my 8 week contest prep cycle for the Florida State Kettlebell Sport Championship. Not sure if I'll be lifting 20kg bells or 24kg bells in the long cycle. I plan to train mostly with the 24kgs. My goal is 57-60 reps in 10:00 (in competition we are allowed 10:00 to do as many reps as possible with the kettlebells be we cannot set the bells down). My event is the long cycle, which is the clean & jerk of 2 kettlebells. My current records are 67 reps with 20kg bells in competition and 72 reps with 20kg bells in training.